Nation in Focus

May 2, 2013

Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press

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An inmate from the Washington Ridge Conservation Camp drinks some water from a hydration pack practice during a readiness exercise near Garden Valley, Calif., Wednesday May 1, 2013. Each year the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection tests inmate fire fighting crews from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to ensure they are properly trained for the up coming fire season. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press

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An inmate from the Washington Ridge Conservation Camp drinks some water from a hydration pack practice during a readiness exercise near Garden Valley, Calif., Wednesday May 1, 2013. Each year the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection tests inmate fire fighting crews from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to ensure they are properly trained for the up coming fire season. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)